| In addition every golfer's physical capability and swing | | | | will be slightly off the ground at address to remedy. |
| is idiosyncratic. Many of today's top golf clubs can be | | | | There are alternate methods of fitting according to |
| custom fit for lie angle, shaft type and length, grip | | | | custom golf club manufacturers but ultimately they |
| type and size. Custom fitting golf clubs involves | | | | are all laboring to better your game. To begin with |
| assorted easy measurements and a fast | | | | simple measurements such as wrist-to-floor, height |
| self-assessment of your game. This custom golf club | | | | and hand size are taken and will point you to the |
| has become more than a fad that even not so | | | | right size club and at what angle it should be to the |
| professional golfers probe its waters. | | | | ground. Then you will take a club and hit some balls. |
| Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation | | | | One method is to place impact tape on the bottom |
| determines what you do. Attitude determines how | | | | of the custom golf club and an impact board on the |
| well you do it. Lou Holtz | | | | floor. |
| Custom fitting is the means for tailoring a golf club to | | | | As you hit the ball the board will leave a mark on the |
| customize your personal swing. | | | | tape showing whether the heel or the toe of the |
| Whatever your level, with a custom golf club the aim | | | | custom golf club is striking the floor first. The |
| is to guarantee that if you do make a good swing, | | | | resulting mark will show whether the club face needs |
| the club will be square at impact and should produce | | | | to be flatter or more upright. Then things get a bit |
| a straight shot. | | | | more pioneering. Analysis equipment can measure |
| Custom Golf Club How To's: | | | | everything from your club speed to the side spin of |
| To custom fit your golf clubs, you want to know: | | | | the ball so that you can get maximum distance from |
| your gender (male or female); your height in your | | | | your shot. You can also measure the launch angle of |
| stockings or socks; the distance from your wrist | | | | the ball, how much backspin you generate and impact |
| (where it bends) to the floor with your shoes off; | | | | efficiency - all which affect distance. The angle in |
| your age; your handicap or skill level; how fast you | | | | which the custom golf club approaches the ball and |
| swing a golf club; what club you use at the 150 yard | | | | the sidespin of it can help fix your game too. |
| marker. | | | | Rather than bringing down your old clubs, it might be |
| Gender is used to put you into the correct fitting | | | | better to start from scratch. It's a big fallacy that |
| scale for custom golf clubs. The golf industry uses | | | | custom fitting is only for good golfers. Anyone can |
| varying definitions of "standard length" for men and | | | | benefit. That said, if you hope to upgrade a new set |
| women. | | | | of clubs with the same manufacturer they may be |
| Your height and the distance in inches from your | | | | able to adjust your old set to become custom golf |
| wrist to the floor are used together to determine | | | | clubs. |
| the length of a custom golf club that is suitable for | | | | Custom fitting won't remedy all your bad shots. |
| you. The starting point for club length can vary up to | | | | Coaching will sort that out. But if you do make a |
| 3 '-inch ranging from ladies to men plus 1 '-inch. A tall | | | | good swing, then the custom golf club will arrive |
| person with long arms can very easily require shorter | | | | properly at impact and should produce a straight shot |
| clubs than an average height person with short arms. | | | | at your target. That alone will save shots during a |
| About 80 percent of golfers are standard length. | | | | round. |
| Your age, handicap (if you happen to have one), | | | | Lastly, custom fitting is often free of charge. But it is |
| self-assessed skill level, rough golf swing speed and | | | | usually on the condition that you buy some clubs |
| club you use at the 150 yard marker are all combined | | | | once you've been fitted. So it surely depends on |
| to establish the custom golf club's shaft flex that is | | | | what your budget is. If you're ready to buy a new |
| appropriate for you. | | | | set of clubs it's positively worth getting fitted. |
| Custom fitting can fix your slice. If you slice the ball it | | | | "A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until |
| means that the toe of the club is leading into the ball | | | | he gives up" |
| which opens the face of the club. That may be down | | | | We have come to the end of my informational |
| to a swing fault, but it could be because the club is | | | | article. It's now your job to take this information and |
| too flat. So as part of the custom fitting procedure | | | | do something with it. Good luck and thanks for |
| you can make the custom golf club more upright to | | | | visiting. |
| help with this. This will mean that the toe of the club | | | | |